The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech … - Pierre Trudeau

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My life has had meaning, with the friendships full and valuable and essential to me. My children, Steve, Leslie, and Sam, are all different-all first-rate human beings with high standards-whom I completely and unequivocally adore-don't always agree with-but always admire and respect. They all have wit and a sense of humor and, thank God, I have hung on to mine.

Pierre Trudeau

The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard, of course, that the discourse be focused on what they were teaching, but we were able to go beyond this framework without incurring too great a risk.

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I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

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When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies.

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I think that the only ultimate guide we have is our conscience, and if the law of the land goes against our conscience I think we should disobey the law.

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